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W. Rf. DBRR, BRUSH.

(No Modei.)

` NQ. 544,030. l i Patented Aug. 6,1895.

ence marked there i the art to which ita l the samereferencefbeing had to the aecom-v UNITED ricami concern: I

LTWILLIAM R. DERR,'a ates, residing at Baltiof Maryland, have inuseful Improvements d'eclare the following to act description of the inenable others skilled in pertains to make and use panying drawings, and to the letters of referthis specification. p l n I`Myinvention relates to brushes more especially to black'ingjand paint brushes, al-

I though it is applicable to manyother forms.

The object of my,invention isl tok furnish improvedl frames foi-"the heads and bodies-of brushes y wherebyv thew construction is-'facili- 'fated and cheape'ned.'

With. this object inA view my inventioncon-r sistsin"`the improved eons'tructiomarrange.

ment,-and combination of parts hereinafter speci ed, and f fterwa'rd specifically pointedv outinptheclaiins hereto appended.

, In theaccompaninfg drawings, Figure lis av 'perspective"`view of the metal frame of a dauberblacking-.brush made in yaccordance with my invention, f, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a, double dauber-br'ush embodying my in venti'on. Fig. 3 is 'a longitudinal vertical sec- .tion through the double dauber-brush shown fin Fig. 2. Fig. tisamsimilar view of a single dauber-brush embodying my invention, the outer ends of the bristles being broken away. Fig. 5 is the top ,pl-an view of apaint-b-rush made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 6 is a central longitudinal section-through the same.

` Like letters of reference mark the saine parts wherever they are applied in all the various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A is the head of a brush-frame, being shown as of a dauber blacking-brush in Figs. l to 4, and as the head of a paint-brush in Figs. y5 and 6. lin Figs. 5 and 6 the brush-head is lettered A. This head may be of a general contour to suit the kind of brush to which it belongs, the

dauber-heads being circular in general out-` line, while the paint-brushes may be either. round or oblong or elliptical in general coml ATES "which forma part.of

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farming part of 'Letters Patent No. 544,030. dated August e, 1895.- nppncson n'eao'cabfa'i. sean 110.447,627. nu man tour. In either or all shapes otfhea'd-s the sple- -cfic outlineis formed of a suitable number vlof se'inicircles orvar'cs or arches E, as 'it were, (the purpose of which will be-hereinafter de- Scribe d,) there being only a single opening through thehead to receive the bristles. .The head or ferrnle A is open entirely through, or from top to bottom,and all of the semicircles or-arcs E open intoa common or single bris-l tlereceiving center or `opening through th said head or ferruleas just stated.

vIn'the dauber-brush' there is prvided a handle `ct of any suitable construction, in this instance attached to and .forming an integrall part of the 'head A, the head and handle) being' cast in one piece, but in' the paint-'brush this feature is not necessary, and therefore not shown. The dauber-head is also provided with a small projection b on one side, which is intended to serve as a scraper for .the

' purposepf vremoving mud,` ordisrtvfrom-"the groove around the shoe at the junction of the upper and sole. This feature may, however,

be omitted at pleasure.

The man ner of constructing-'my improved brush is as follows: The head being provided bf the shape shown plainest in Fig. 1, a 'sucietnt quantity of bristles Bis placed therein. A wedge or conical pin'Ois then inserted in the center of the bunch of bristles from the,

rough or-root end c ofthe bristles', and is drivenA inward, spreading the bristles'in the head until they are so firmly. and tightly squeezed therein that no cement is necessary. When this pin is driven tightly up, it will be within the head A, and then a suitable vpin or nail (one or more being used) is driven through a hole,` as d, into the pin or plug,- thus prevent- L ing its accidental displacement by withdrawal. To make a double dauber the root or rough ends o f the bristles project a short distance ,and serve as a sti rough brush to remove mud'frorn the shoes, while the points orlouter ends e of the bristles projecten the-opposite j side 'of the head and form a main or dauber 'j end, for the purpose of spreading the blacking on the shoes. In the single dauber thel ough or head ends of the bristles are placed loo at a. levell or iiush with the 'edgeof the head,.

and Vare covered with a cap l) of thin. sheetl metal having its edges f'turned or spun over a flange g, circular in' shape and attached tol` or forming part of the head A, as clearly shownl in Fig. 4.

In constructing a Apaint-brush the head is the same, and the bristles are placed as in the single dauber, they being wedged into posil` tion by plug C in the sameway. .Instead of 1 having the cap, as in the dauber, the handle F of the paint-brush is part or an extension said bristles in said head, said plug having f theconical plug. (See Fig. 6.)

In a round head,as in the dauber and some paintbrushes,-the arcs E of whichthe head is formed are substantially semicircles,`but

in the'oblong or ,elliptical'outline, as in Fig. 5, they are curves br arcs different from the semicircle. The head may have its inner sides inclined, as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, or straight,V as in Fig. 6. When the' brush is made up complete, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it will have the same outward appearance as though the head were formed of a number of circles, as is the brush-head shown l in my 'Pat'ent No. 476,449, granted June 7,

1892, in which a separate bunch ot' bristles was inserted in each. circle, each bunch of bristles beingsecured in place by a separate plug; while in this m'y improved brush there is but one bunchlof bristles, which' is held in place by a single` plug, so thatthe brush. is more quickly and easily put-together than is the brush shown by rnyvsaid patent.

Another advantage arising from my im-. proved brush-head consisting 'of a ferrule open entirely through, or from top to bottom, and formed of a series ot arcs'or semiircles opening into each other, is that bristles'in being wedged in place by the central tapering plug, are forced outward against thc outwardly-enlarging projections or wedges form ing the divisions between the said arcs or semicircles, and as the bristles are thus, forced outward into aspace which really diminishes (instead of increasing) outwardly, they are held lmore tightly and securely in place than they would be in anordinary circular 'ferrule by the central plug;` l

Having thus ,fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A brush head consisting ofa ferrnle open entirely through or from top to bottom and formed of a series of arcs or semi-circles having inclined inner peripheries andopening and with a central tapering plug-for securing its larger end toward the part of said head having the greatest internal diameter.

2. A brush comprising a ferrule open entirely through, or `from top to bottom, and composed ot a series of semi-circles or arcs l having inclined inner peripheries and opening into a common center, bristles mounted Lin saidferrule, and a central tapering plug or Wedge for holding said bristles in place, said ferrulehaving one or more openings, as Id, for the reception of a nail or pin to secure llsaid plug or wedge in place. e l 3. Azbrush comprisinga ferrule open en- LlZireIy through, or from tcp to bottom, and

omposed of a series of semi-circles or arcs Paving inclined inner peripheriesland openng into a common center, bristles mounted 'n' said ferrule, a central tapering plug or edge for holding said bristles in place, said errule having one lor more openings, as d, lor the reception of a nail or pin to secure said plug or wedge in place, and a cap above aid plug or wedge for covering thc ends of aid bristles.

l 4. A brush head consisting of a ferrule open ntirely. through,'or from top to bottom, and ormed of a series of arcs or semi-circles openl ngintoa common center, combined with ristles and with a central tapering plug for 'securing said bristles in said head, substan- 'tially as described.

In testimony whereof I atix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WM. R. DERR.

l VVituesses:

S. BRAsHEARs,

FRANCES ELIZABETH DERR.

into a common center, combined with bristles ssA 

